Loving My Heritage

Okay so this is not what it seems. I am referring to www.myheritage.com and their celebrity face recognition software.

I had read an article on MSN about the site and went to see what all the hubbub was about.

You upload a photo (which is no doubt sent to the FBI for processing) and then their uber nifty face recognition software maps your face to the celebrities in their database. You get a list of 10 celebs (with their photos along side yours) and the percentage of matching facial characteristics.

You can submit multiple photos for recognition if you want to get a larger sampling.

Okay so I wasn't going to submit a photo, I already know who people say should play me in a TV movie of the week. But then another friend posted his results (which were hilarious - from Robin Gibb to Yogi Berra) and I just had to know.

My matches were:

1. Jennifer Lopez
2. Tyra Banks
3. Michelle Rodriguez
4. Ashley Judd
5. Jessica Alba
6. Natalie Wood
7. Rachel Corrie
8. Halle Berry
9. Eva Longoria
10. Jada Pinkett Smith

Now while I don't really look like most of these people while I'm moving and breathing (though I have gotten the JLo comparison before) there are many similarities in the still photos. Same cheeks, similar noses and or eyes...

Anyway, its a fun exercise and hey, anything to make the FBI's job easier....